Welt for boots and shoes.



W. B. WHITE. WELT FOR BOOTS AND SHOE$.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 3. 1911.

LGSQSY'Y, Patenteu r'eb. 10, 1914.

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WARREN 33. WHITE, OF NORTH ABINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

WEIiT FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

Application filed July 2., 1911. Serial no. casein To all "whom 23 may concern.

Be it. lmown that I, llhsnnisn B. 'Wrrrm, a' citizen of the Unit-ed States, and a resident of North. Abington, in the county of Plymouth and State of lviassuolnisetts, have invented an Improvement in Wcltsfor .Boots and Shoes, of which the following descrip tion, in connection with the accornltiatnying drawings, is i specification, like-characters on the drawings representinglilte parts.

My invention relates to welts for bootsand shoes.

Tl'ie object of the invention is to provide an improved form of welt particularly adapted for use in cases where, among other objects. it, is desired to simulate the appearance of ashoe with a cork sole, protect the seam at the union of the upper with the Well. or to iinprore the appearance of the shoe. Y

In the drawing illustratingonc embodiment oi my invention selected for illustration and description herein. Figure 1 is a rerview oi the forepart of a shoe comprising: one form of my invention. Fig. 2 a detail of a portion of Fig. l, on an enlarged scale. Fig. on end view of the well showing; the flap turned up, before the head is formed. Fig. 4 an end view of the welt shown in Fig. 13, completed. illustrating the form of my invention shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 5 a plan View thereof, Figs. (1 and 7 are respectively end views of a modification of my invention. in iiri' cess or making and completed. Figs. 8. 9. it) are end views of further modifications of the invention.

Referring to Figs. 1. and 3 my invention i is shown as compris n a. strip. 1, ofany suitable material, as leather. one edge. 2, m?

which has heen incised to form a relatively thin flange or flop Fin; 3. which may be 'aised and folded or rolled down to form :1 head Figs. ll 2 and 4-. In order to proride desirable stitlness for this head form-- prc't'er lo apply thereto or introduce thereunder, Figs. 2 and i, a supporting: or reinforcing medium or core 5, herein shown. a. relatively slender strip or cord,

of any suitable material such asleather or common string or wire, of any preferred rn in cross-section. The reinforcing cord "rip 5 may be of any desired size and secured in position in any suitable by cementing the same therein. l g beenraised, see Fig. 3,

medium a inserted thereunder, it may then be carried down over said reinforcing member, Fig. 4, forming they head or finishing edge 4:, and secured as l)\ cementing or stitching 1- desired, to the strip 1. I thus produce a welt which when secured to a shoe, as in Fig. 1, provides the shoe with a head or cord-like finish at the union of the welt and upper. ,This bead 1111! be used to give the shoe the resemblance, of one provided with a cork sole or to render a shoe more nearly impervious to water at the seam, of the upper and welt, and in addi:

'tion thereto, to improve the general appearmanner. The Hop and its reinforcing material may then be raised and the edge "thereof turned down and suitably secured to the strip 1, forming the head 4, Fig. 7, the reintorcnig medium forming a. corefor the head. If desired the edge of the incised flange or flap portion 3, may be skived at S) to cause it to blend more readily with the hody or" the welt after the head has been formed.

In Fig. 8 I have provided the well; with a rcintorcing medium 8 covering the lower.

face of the-flap 3 and the upper face of the incised hody'or" the welt. as a strip of suitable reinforcing material, which is extended to and down over the edge of the welt in order to permitthe sewing or stitching securing; the welt to the upper and insole to extend through the same, if desired.

in Fig 9 the reinforcing medium is shown as consisting of any suitable liquid, as glue or cement which, after application to the welt, is permitted to harden and thus furnish a desirable core for the bead 4:.

of reinforcing material or solid supporting member or core as in Figs. 1, 4 and 9 or a strip which, when folded, provides a more or less hollow core as in Fi s. 7 and 8, is more'certain to retain its umforrn appearance and straight edge'in the finished shoe in; The flap thus provided with either a. strip l than is a flap without such core or support. The flap thus constructed is also more likely V to stand up firm-1y against the upper and make a tighter joint, and less likely to break own or flatten out, than one not so supported.

Obviously either edge of the ,welt may be incised, and in Fig. 10 I have illustrated a welt incised at theopposite edge as compared with the welt shown in Fi s. 1 to 9 inclusive, with the flap folded ack and down upon the top of the welt instead of u on the; incised face thereof, as in the a oresaid case, and it may," be possible to vary the form of my invention in other particulars without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

Claims.

1. As an article of manufacture, a welt having its body incised longitudinally thereof forming a flap which is bent therefrom, and a hollow supporting core com-' prising a sheet of welt reinforcing fabric inserted thereunder and stitched to said welt.

2. As an. article of manufacture, a Welt having its bod incised longitudinally thereof forming a ap, said flap being bent from said body to form a bead, an arched bead support ng, sewing edge reinforcing me-' dium secured to the opposed incised faces of said flap and welt and covering one edge of said welt.

3. As an article of manufacture, a welt 35 having its body incised longitudinally thereoa er? of forming a flap, said flap being bent from said body, and a reinforcin medium secured to the lower face thereof, oubled over and secured to the incised face of the welt and to one edge thereof.

4-. As an article of manufacture, a welt having its body incised longitudinally thereof forming a flap, said flap being bent from said body and projecting outwardly from the upper face of the welt-intermediate the 5 I longitudinal edges thereof forming a selfsustaining bead, and a flap stiffening medium secured thereunder and suspended by the walls of said head.

5. An article of manufacture comprising a leather body having one edge slit to form a flap and provided with a reinforcing memher in contact with one of the faces of said flap, with the incised face of said body, and with the edge of said body.

6. As an article of manufacture, a welt slit longitudinally at one edge thereof, the slit portions separated at the inner end of said slit, and a reinforcing lining member applied to one ed e of said welt and said 60 separated slit portions to line the same and form a. flattened, hollow, seam-protecting bead.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of 65 two subscribing witnesses WARREN B. WHITE. Witnesses: v

EVERETT S. Emmy, Rpnsnr H. Knights;- I 

